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Turkey, Iran help wealthy Qatar thrive, 1 year into blockade
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - It’s been a year since three of Qatar’s neighbours plus Egypt severed ties with the Gulf state, cut off exports, expelled their citizens and banned Qatari fli...
Jun 5, 2018
Iran informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers. The modest steps announc...
Jun 5, 2018
Israel opening nature museum, with evolution exhibit
TEL AVIV, Israel - After decades of planning and delays, Israel is opening the doors of a new national natural history museum in the city of Tel Aviv, a facility that aims to increase scientific educa...
Jun 5, 2018

Public assists Innisfail RCMP in making 3 arrests
INNISFAIL- On June 2 at approximately 6 p.m. RCMP responded to a report of an abandoned truck and trailer at a rural location in Red Deer County. A member of the public observed individuals in a red S...
Jun 5, 2018
Timberlake, Underwood, Carey to play iHeartRadio festival
LOS ANGELES - Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Shawn Mendes, Mariah Carey and Imagine Dragons are among the acts that will play the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas this summer. The festiva...
Jun 5, 2018

Miss America drops swimsuit portion and won't judge on looks
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America pageant is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance but on “what makes you you.” The pageant...
Jun 5, 2018
Wife of ex-Malaysia PM questioned, new graft scandal unfolds
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Anti-corruption investigators questioned the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday about alleged theft and money-laundering involving the 1MDB state i...
Jun 5, 2018

Chinese tourist, 54, declared dead after bus crash in eastern Ontario
PRESCOTT, Ont. - A Chinese tourist, who was among 24 people injured when a bus drove off the highway in eastern Ontario on Monday, has died, provincial police said. The 54-year-old man was pronounced ...
Jun 5, 2018
Ariana Grande talks of post-traumatic stress after bombing
LONDON - Ariana Grande says she has been struggling with some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder following last year’s suicide bomb attack at the end of her concert at Manchester Arena. ...
Jun 5, 2018

Kurdish militia to exit Syria's Manbij under US-Turkey deal
WASHINGTON - An American-backed Syrian Kurdish militia said Tuesday it will leave the strategic town of Manbij under a delicate U.S.-Turkey deal that could ease tensions between the NATO allies and fo...
Jun 5, 2018